I think there are always actor parts, and then there are movie-star parts, and an actors always an actor until he does a movie-star part.

I think there are always actor parts, and then there are movie-star parts, and an actors always an actor until he does a movie-star part.

There is a fine line between perseverance and madness.

My goal has been to learn how to get movies made without losing sight of the reasons I began. I have had to learn to recognize the insidious nature of the beast without becoming one.

My sense of Los Angeles was very New York provincial, as in 'all those people are crazy out there' (which they are), and stupid (which they're not), and immoral (it's more interesting than that).

When I was starting out, the first women studio heads and writers were just getting into their perches - development execs learning their chops.

It is just as important to move on in the wake of stunning success as in the wake of disaster.